
Activity ID
14204Expires
June 10, 2027Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.5Fee
$30CME Provider: American Medical Association
Description of CME Course
As health care professionals, it is essential to prescribe opioids safely and appropriately to ensure effective and equitable pain management while minimizing risk. This course offers an overview and application of safer opioid prescribing practices through five patient interactions in alignment with the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain Management. By adhering to these guidelines and applying CDC recommendations for prescribing opioids, learners will be able to make more informed clinical decisions around initiating opioid treatment, selecting appropriate opioids and dosages, duration of prescriptions and conducting follow-ups, and assessing risks associated with opioid use in order to enhance patient care.
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Learning Objectives 1. Describe the CDC Clinical Practice Guideline recommendations and guiding principles for safer opioid prescribing 2. Apply the safer opioid prescribing recommendations and guiding principles to patient interactions
Keywords
Opioids, Substance Use and Addiction Medicine, Pain Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Competencies
Medical Knowledge
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/ama.2025.0001648